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Today sees the formal launch of Ogilvy CommonHealth Asia Pacific (OCH AP), part of a global network under the Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide (OCHWW)

Pre school magazine titles Mister Maker and Tickety Toc are set to launch next year following two publishing deals between brand owner Zodiak Kids and Immediate Media and Signature Publishing

Nielsen is to buy Harris Interactive for around $116.6m, or $2 a share

Informa plc (“Informa” or the “Group”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of a stake in Baiwen, the owner and organiser of the annual China Beauty Expo (“CBE”). China is the second largest consumer and producer of cosmetic products in the world, with the market estimated at over $31bn in 2012 by Euromonitor. CBE is […]

Advertising spending in measured media in the U.K. is expected to show a 7.0 percent increase this year, double the rate GroupM predicted only six months ago and comfortably leading the world’s larger mature economies

Bloomberg’s retrenching of its news operation around market-moving news briefs for traders and bankers is a sign of how its terminal business drives every decision it makes

Bloomberg’s retrenching of its news operation around market-moving news briefs for traders and bankers is a sign of how its terminal business drives every decision it makes

Alastair Gornall, Executive Chairman, has resigned from the Board

Tarsus Group plc has agreed to acquire a 50% interest in a company that owns two major exhibitions in Mexico from E.J. Krause & Associates, Inc. to establish a joint venture with EJK

According to the Daily Telegraph today 7Digital is close to takeover UBC Media

Spotify has raised about $250m in new financing from an early backer of Netflix, in a deal valuing the Swedish digital music service at more than $4bn

Nic Hawker and Piers Berne with others has launched Ecochem in Basel

Future has reported in normalised group revenues up 3% year on year driven by digital & diversified revenue streams

The WGSN owner is rumoured to be acquiring US fashion trend forecaster Stylesight Inc for around $60 million

According to The Independent Publicis’s ZenithOptimedia group is set to acquire a majority stake in Walker Media part of M & C Saatchi

“Group adjusted pre-tax profits* rose by 10% reflecting good underlying profit growth from both our B2B and consumer operations”

According to research conducted by Forrester Consulting (USA), B2B companies are finding it much easier to build customer loyalty with online-only customers than with offline-only customers

Harper Collins UK new CEO Charlie Redmayne warns publishers against letting digital rivals steal their role of storytelling – publishers must take back their space by going beyond ebooks to apps, games and video

Martin Sorrell said organic revenue growth at the world’s largest advertising company in 2014 will beat this year’s gain of more than 3 percent in a “tough, but manageable” market

Martin Sorrell said organic revenue growth at the world’s largest advertising company in 2014 will beat this year’s gain of more than 3 percent in a “tough, but manageable” market